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Which Statement Most Accurately Describes the Function of the Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal

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Which statement most accurately describes the function of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system? The hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system


A) carries releasing/inhibiting hormones from the hypothalamus to the neurohypophysis.
B) vascularises the hypothalamus and the hypophysis.
C) carries neurosecretions from the median eminence into the general circulatory system and then the adenohypophysis.
D) carries neurosecretions from the median eminence directly to the anterior pituitary gland.
E) is an array of capillaries which supply the hormone secreting cells of the posterior pituitary.

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